Nihal S. Sandhu, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nanuet, NY
Nihal S. Sandhu, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nanuet, New York, and NPI 1649244476, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (New York 151247, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nihal S. Sandhu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 151247 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Old Turnpike RD, Nanuet, NY 10954
- Phone
- (845) 623-6661
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (845) 623-6698
- Medicaid ID
- 00805876 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041222000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 55 Old Turnpike RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Laura D'Angelo, LCSWSocial Worker1861543381
Verify Nihal S. Sandhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 151247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,282 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium534 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa489 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate360 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium162 claims
- Breo Ellipta157 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol150 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $558.66
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mid-County Pulmonary Associate P CNanuet, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nihal S. Sandhu among 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York
Nihal S. Sandhu, MD is one of 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 1999 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jayesh MehtaNanuet, NY 109541902995558
- Thomas Mangiaracina, M.D.Mountainville, NY 109531992898985
- Neal Kane, MDNew City, NY 109561316912520
- Meir Malmazada, MDNew City, NY 109561669408993
- Besher Kabak, MDNyack, NY 109601831394436
- Murali Krishna, MDNyack, NY 109601871797431
- Adebanke Davis, M.D.Middletown, NY 109411528206109
- Jade Jenny Gallardo, MDMiddletown, NY 109411649403668
Common questions
What is Nihal S. Sandhu, MD's NPI number?
Nihal S. Sandhu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649244476, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nihal S. Sandhu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Old Turnpike RD, Nanuet, NY, 10954. Phone: (845) 623-6661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nihal S. Sandhu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 151247, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nihal S. Sandhu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nihal S. Sandhu, MD had 4,282 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nihal S. Sandhu, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.